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Rectory Quilters - Donate to RNLI

The Rectory Quilter's of New Milton would like to thank everyone
for their support at their recent Quilt, Flower and Music Festival
for the RNLI.

They were delighted to present a cheque for £2,500, to Katherine
Dempster, Barton on Sea and New Milton RNLI Fund Raising Team (3rd
from left) and Judy Peter, Lymington Lifeboat Education Officer (2nd
from left)

New Forest Nightstop

"Scratch" Opens in Old
Co-op Store

This is a short let to "Scratch", pending the
final plans for the redevelopment of this Store being put together
by Bradbeers, who now own this Site.

Road Closure

Letter from Hampshire County Council -
Highways

I am writing to inform you that we are
planning to undertake emergency repair works at Holmsley Rail
Bridge. The bridge carries the A35 Lyndhurst to Christchurch road
over the C10 Burley to Sway/Brockenhurst, adjacent to the former
Holmsley railway station, now The Old Station Tea Rooms. Please find
attached a plan showing the site location.

Subject to obtaining Natural England consent
in good time, the high priority repair works estimated starting date
is 14.08.2018 and will last approx. two weeks. The proposed traffic
management for safe completion of the proposed high priority repair
works requires:

* C10 (road under the bridge) traffic lights
with lane closure on 16,17,23,24,28 August

* C10 (road under
the bridge) full closure with diversion route in place on
14,15,20,21,22 August. Please refer to the proposed diversion route
attached to this email.

Traffic on A35 will not be affected
by these works.

The proposed high priority repair works are
necessary to keep the bridge open while the bridge replacement
scheme is being prepared. Every effort is being made to limit the
road closures, particularly during the height of the tourist season,
while ensuring that the Contractor is able to carry out the works
safely in accordance with Health and Safety regulations.

The
residents with properties adjacent to the works and the Old Tea
Rooms Restaurant owner have being informed about these works. In
addition we have been in contact with the Verderers, Forestry
Commission, New Forest National Park Authority and Bus Companies and
we will keep them appraised with the works progress.

Mayor's 2018 Charities

The Mayor of New Milton, Cllr David
Rice-Mundy, is pleased to announce that Scarf & New Forest Young
Carers Service, will continue to be his nominated charities during
his second term of mayoral office this year.

During his first year of office, Cllr David
Rice-Mundy was keen to raise awareness of these small charities,
acknowledging how much they give, and how vital their services are,
to the young people that both charities support.
Accepting the challenge wholeheartedly, Cllr Rice-Mundy hosted an
amazing Carol Service last December at St Mary Magdalene Church, and
a well-attended Annual Charity Ball at Hoburne Bashley in March,
with some very generous guests donating to the Mayors Charities.

Other fund-raising events included a 70’s
disco, organised by council staff, with guests invited to boogie the
night away at the Fawcetts Field Club House. A charity
football match was arranged by footballing friends from Arnewood
School, who played a high-scoring full 90 minute game of football,
plus a penalty shoot-out, with their friends contributing to play
and spectate as well as giving raffle prizes. They raised £250
and donated the amount to the Mayor’s charities.

The Mayor is delighted that the local
community have been so generous and giving on behalf of Scarf and
New Forest Young Carers Service “The work these charities do is
truly amazing and I’m grateful for everyone’s support. Young
people with additional needs and stresses in their lives really need
our continued support”.

Scarf is a parent-led charity based in the
New Forest and they organise term-time and holiday activities for
children/young people with special needs and their families.
Scarf’s core belief is that all children and young people should
have access to high quality, stimulating and exciting opportunities.
Their regular term-time clubs include a multi sports, drama and a
youth club, and they run a whole range of activities during school
holidays which include trying new sports like archery, taekwondo,
surfing and canoeing, days out to local attractions, craft
activities and many more. The young people and their families really
appreciate these special moments that can be difficult to access
without Scarf’s support. Scarf relies entirely on grants and
donations and welcomes any contributions and assistance with raising
funds.

New Forest Young Carers Service provides a
range of support services for Young Carers and their families in the
New Forest Area, by providing information, listening and mentoring,
support at school, and being there with the affected families.
Just making things a little easier! Sometimes they
organise trips and activities so that the young carers get a much
needed break from their responsibilities and to be able to meet up
with friends – to have fun as children should. The Young
Carers service being supported by lottery funding – you may want to
help by volunteering, donating or funding, looking out for Young
Carers, or by hosting awareness raising workshops.

Cllr David Rice-Mundy wishes to highlight
these charities again this year by raising awareness and raising
funds for their wonderful array of activities – making all their
lives a little bit brighter and definitely bringing fun back into
the youngster’s lives.

The Mayor will again host the Annual Carol
Service on Saturday 1 December 2018 at St Mary Magdalene Church in
New Milton with guest performers including La Nova Singers and the
New Forest Childrens Choir.

Further details
about Scarf from admin@scarfnewforest.org or About Young Carers
Service contact Marie.shotbolt@cfnf.org.uk

Barton on Sea Probus Club

Barton On Sea Probus Club is
a social club for retired professional and businessmen. It meets
every month on the 4th Wednesday of the month at South
Lawn Hotel, Milford on Sea for coffee, a talk by a local expert, a
drink and lunch.

At the Club AGM last month Graham Jackson
(right) was installed as the new Chairman. In thanking his
predecessor, Edward Delaine (left) for a very successful year, he
vowed to try to out do him. In moving the club forward

.

In addition to the monthly meetings
and the regular “Asain Dining” evenings, the monthly New Forest
walks and the regular coffee mornings there are also plans for 10
pin bowling, a quiz afternoon joint lunches with our ladies and
another much welcome Boys' Day Out.

Plans are also afoot to repeat the
successful visit to the Rose Bowl to watch Hampshire play cricket,
an afternoon playing Boules a joint day out and possibly a
golf tournament.

In addition,our ladies meet regularly for
coffee and lunches

If you are professional or businessman
who has recently retired or moved to the area and want to build
a new social circle then Barton on Sea Probus club is the
answer.